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Looking at the sobbing man, Ruan Xiaoqi said impatiently,
"Who wants a coward like you on the battlefield? Get your money and get out of here."
Ruan Xiaoer glared at Ruan Xiaoqi.
"It's good to stay at home for a hundred days, but difficult to go out for even one day."
"Even a hero can be brought down by a single penny."
"Your Majesty knows the journey will be difficult,"
"I specially arranged for someone to send you some travel expenses."
"Once we drive back the Liao soldiers,"
"Come back again."
"I've only ever heard of generals who conscript men,"
"When have I ever heard of a general providing travel expenses?"
"I'm not leaving, I'm going home."
"The Liao dogs are here! Help the king fight the Liao dogs!"
"Yes, this is the kind of king who leads the army,"
"How could we lose the battle? We're not leaving."
However, in an instant, most of the people turned around and left.
Only a small minority of people took the money and left the city.
But he also expressed his deepest gratitude to the king.
The king certainly played a role in this.
The main reason was that those who insisted on leaving were the officials in the city who fled yesterday.
They all fled.
Ruan Xiaoer glared at Ruan Xiaoqi and said,
"Listen to those who left the city,"
"Does Your Majesty think you can just throw away your money for nothing?"
"When they go out, they'll be spreading the word about the king's good deeds everywhere."
"Conquering foreign tribes requires slaughter."
"Conquering one's compatriots can only win over the hearts and minds of the people."
“What Your Majesty says is the truth.”
……
Zhao Yuan did not go to watch the execution of the officials who had surrendered to Liao.
He didn't even go to the city gate to hear the people's words of gratitude and thanks.
Instead, he brought Zhang Qing and Hua Rong to Baigou River early in the morning.
Xiongzhou is only twenty li away from Baigou River.
Because Liao soldiers frequently crossed the border to raid for provisions.
There are no villages for twenty miles.
But it's not an endless wasteland.
Instead, patches of water would appear from time to time.
This is the "Water Great Wall" built by Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi.
Because the area bordering the Liao and Song dynasties was a plain.
The two countries were at war.
The Liao cavalry often advanced rapidly into enemy territory.
Therefore, the Song state needed to find ways to restrict the Liao cavalry.
So someone came up with the idea of using the mountains and marshes of Hebei.
They created square fields to limit the Liao cavalry's rapid advance.
These fields are actually a series of large ponds.
There is only a narrow path in the middle that is passable.
If the Liao cavalry were to march south from here,
They could only pass through in a long, serpentine formation.
This gave the Song soldiers an opportunity to snipe.
After all, the charge of thousands of troops is hard to resist.
However, if it's just a few riders, the impact will be limited.
a fly in the ointment,
The Great Wall could not cover the borders of the Liang Kingdom.
Because the water in the river is limited.
The path winds through the middle of the pond.
It gives one the illusion that the horse has turned into a boat.
We just passed the "Great Wall of Water".
Then they saw five "distant guards" rushing towards them.
Both were two horses carried by one person.
Zhao Yuan picked up the Overlord Bow hanging from the saddle.
He smiled at Hua Rong,
"Let the Liao dogs see the prowess of our Han archers."
Hua Rong, however, knew Zhao Yuan's archery skills.
"Your Majesty, please leave two for me."
The approaching Yuanlanzi saw Zhao Yuan and his companion take out their bows and arrows.
He couldn't help but laugh strangely.
However, they noticed that the three men's armor was gleaming.
My warhorse is magnificent.
Knowing that he was a general of the Liang Kingdom,
However, they harbored the intention of capturing the three alive.
There's no need for archery duels.
He simply kept his eyes on Zhao Yuan and Hua Rong, preparing to hide.
Chapter 1774 Struggle
The Yuanlanzi were all elite Khitan warriors.
Each of them possesses excellent martial arts skills.
Mounted archery goes without saying.
They didn't think Zhao Yuan and his companion could hit them.
But the five of them soon realized they were wrong.
However, they no longer had the chance to correct their mistakes.
Two streaks of dark light flashed past.
Before the two could react,
He was then shot off his horse by Zhao Yuan's rapid-fire arrows.
A third person saw this.
He hurriedly brandished the curved sword in his hand.
He saw a dark light rushing towards him.
He hurriedly slashed with his sword.
But they cut nothing.
Then I felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen.
Looking down,
A bloody hole the size of a child's fist appeared on the horse's neck.
An iron arrow pierced the horse's neck.
It also pierced the hardwood shield in front of the saddle.
Finally, it was ejaculated into his lower abdomen.
Only a little over two inches of iron fletching remained.
"So strong."
The third person exclaimed in surprise.
His warhorse crashed to the ground.
He also blacked out and fainted.
Hua Rong also used a powerful bow.
With a swift arrow,
He then shot one of the men off his horse.
The last person saw that things were not going well.
They knew they had encountered a rare archer, one of the finest in the Liao Kingdom.
They also knew that if they turned and ran away,
They'll only die faster.
He hurriedly grabbed the bow and arrows.
He wanted to have a shooting contest with Hua Rong.
Hiding in a stirrup,
Hanging askew on the saddle,
He drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot it at Hua Rong.
Although Hua Rong's rapid-fire arrows were not as fast as Zhao Yuan's...
But the second arrow arrived in the blink of an eye.
An arrow struck the last man squarely in the throat.
"Uh!"
The last man stared wide-eyed as he fired the arrow.
Hua Rong flicked him with his bow sheath and he fell off his horse.
He reluctantly breathed his last.
He fell off his horse with a thud.
Zhao Yuan's three arrows and Hua Rong's two arrows were fired almost simultaneously.